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Well, I was thinking about awkward social moments.

Not that I see myself as overly socially awkward.

But you know those moments when particularly now I have to cover

where you can go to parties and weddings and those kind of occasions again.

And you're caught in those moments where people are perfectly friendly towards you,

but you just stood there with a glass and you realise that everybody else is talking

and you're stood on your own.

Yes.

And there are moments that are relatable from that in our wider political world.

There are.

And when you chuck into that mix, the desire of politicians to be seen positively

by people who will see those images at home, sometimes things can get very, very awkward indeed.

Now today, this week has been a big political week, no question.

Today was a big day in terms of the conflict in Ukraine,

because this is a huge get-together of Western leaders in Brussels and NATO.

The Prime Minister was there, President Biden was there, President Macron was there,

all of these very influential Western leaders, lots of pictures of Boris Johnson,

press and the flesh, shaking hands with Macron, having a chat with Biden,

all those kinds of things.

But then one snapshot of the footage who shocked horror has been picked up by Boris Johnson's critics.

So it was actually him being a bit like you.

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